US/VA History Unit 6 - Exam Review

These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

• Progressives

• Muckrakers

• Sensationalists

• Investigative reporters

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

• Civil War Era

• Industrialization Era

• Progressive Era

• Reconstruction Era

This U.S. president insisted on a "Square Deal" and promissed fairness and honesty from government during the Progressive Era:

• Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

Those individuals who attempted to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?

• Right to vote for 18 year olds

• Right to vote for African Americans

• Right to vote for women

• Right to vote for those in prison

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

• to bring an end to cattle drives and close the range

• to encourage settlement of western territories

• to build the Transcontinental Railroad

• to provide a market for steel plows and tractors

All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:

• Native Americans were moved to reservations.

• Native Americans died from new diseases.

• Native Americans were paid well for their land.

• Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.

Why did so many African American men choose to live life in the open range and not in the cities?

• Pork and beans was a great meal to have during cattle drives

• There was less discrimination on the open range

• There was less discrimination in the city

• Indians were more friendly on the open range

During the late 19th century, how did farmers contribute to the bust cycle in ranching?

• Farmers purchased all the cattle

• Farmers placed barbed wire fences which closed off the open range

• Indians were stealing all the cattle

• Ranchers gave up on cattle drives and became farmers

laissez-faire

• opposed to government regulation of business

• government should control all major industries

• government should be eliminated

• Native Americans should avoid trade at all cost

This Act was designed to prevent companies from engaging in unfair practices that eliminated competition that created monopolies.

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Labor Union Act

• Free Business Act